diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index dd376c1..33baf27 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -737,12 +737,7 @@
 {
 	kfree(BEFS_SB(sb)->mount_opts.iocharset);
 	BEFS_SB(sb)->mount_opts.iocharset = NULL;
-
-	if (BEFS_SB(sb)->nls) {
-		unload_nls(BEFS_SB(sb)->nls);
-		BEFS_SB(sb)->nls = NULL;
-	}
-
+	unload_nls(BEFS_SB(sb)->nls);
 	kfree(sb->s_fs_info);
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index d79ce2e..90c5b39 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -185,8 +185,7 @@
 			cifs_sb->mountdata = NULL;
 		}
 #endif
-		if (cifs_sb->local_nls)
-			unload_nls(cifs_sb->local_nls);
+		unload_nls(cifs_sb->local_nls);
 		kfree(cifs_sb);
 	}
 	return rc;
diff --git a/fs/fat/inode.c b/fs/fat/inode.c
index 8970d8c..04629d1 100644
--- a/fs/fat/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fat/inode.c
@@ -470,19 +470,11 @@
 
 	iput(sbi->fat_inode);
 
-	if (sbi->nls_disk) {
-		unload_nls(sbi->nls_disk);
-		sbi->nls_disk = NULL;
-		sbi->options.codepage = fat_default_codepage;
-	}
-	if (sbi->nls_io) {
-		unload_nls(sbi->nls_io);
-		sbi->nls_io = NULL;
-	}
-	if (sbi->options.iocharset != fat_default_iocharset) {
+	unload_nls(sbi->nls_disk);
+	unload_nls(sbi->nls_io);
+
+	if (sbi->options.iocharset != fat_default_iocharset)
 		kfree(sbi->options.iocharset);
-		sbi->options.iocharset = fat_default_iocharset;
-	}
 
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
 	kfree(sbi);
diff --git a/fs/hfs/mdb.c b/fs/hfs/mdb.c
index 7b6165f..8bbe03c 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/mdb.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/mdb.c
@@ -344,10 +344,8 @@
 	brelse(HFS_SB(sb)->mdb_bh);
 	brelse(HFS_SB(sb)->alt_mdb_bh);
 
-	if (HFS_SB(sb)->nls_io)
-		unload_nls(HFS_SB(sb)->nls_io);
-	if (HFS_SB(sb)->nls_disk)
-		unload_nls(HFS_SB(sb)->nls_disk);
+	unload_nls(HFS_SB(sb)->nls_io);
+	unload_nls(HFS_SB(sb)->nls_disk);
 
 	free_pages((unsigned long)HFS_SB(sb)->bitmap, PAGE_SIZE < 8192 ? 1 : 0);
 	kfree(HFS_SB(sb));
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/super.c b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
index c0759fe..43022f3 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
@@ -229,8 +229,7 @@
 	iput(HFSPLUS_SB(sb).alloc_file);
 	iput(HFSPLUS_SB(sb).hidden_dir);
 	brelse(HFSPLUS_SB(sb).s_vhbh);
-	if (HFSPLUS_SB(sb).nls)
-		unload_nls(HFSPLUS_SB(sb).nls);
+	unload_nls(HFSPLUS_SB(sb).nls);
 	kfree(sb->s_fs_info);
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
 
@@ -464,8 +463,7 @@
 
 cleanup:
 	hfsplus_put_super(sb);
-	if (nls)
-		unload_nls(nls);
+	unload_nls(nls);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/isofs/inode.c b/fs/isofs/inode.c
index 85f96bc..6b4dcd4 100644
--- a/fs/isofs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/isofs/inode.c
@@ -46,10 +46,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_JOLIET
 	lock_kernel();
 
-	if (sbi->s_nls_iocharset) {
-		unload_nls(sbi->s_nls_iocharset);
-		sbi->s_nls_iocharset = NULL;
-	}
+	unload_nls(sbi->s_nls_iocharset);
 
 	unlock_kernel();
 #endif
@@ -912,8 +909,7 @@
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: get root inode failed\n", __func__);
 out_no_inode:
 #ifdef CONFIG_JOLIET
-	if (sbi->s_nls_iocharset)
-		unload_nls(sbi->s_nls_iocharset);
+	unload_nls(sbi->s_nls_iocharset);
 #endif
 	goto out_freesbi;
 out_no_read:
diff --git a/fs/jfs/super.c b/fs/jfs/super.c
index 37e6dcd..2234c73 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/super.c
@@ -178,13 +178,11 @@
 	rc = jfs_umount(sb);
 	if (rc)
 		jfs_err("jfs_umount failed with return code %d", rc);
-	if (sbi->nls_tab)
-		unload_nls(sbi->nls_tab);
-	sbi->nls_tab = NULL;
+
+	unload_nls(sbi->nls_tab);
 
 	truncate_inode_pages(sbi->direct_inode->i_mapping, 0);
 	iput(sbi->direct_inode);
-	sbi->direct_inode = NULL;
 
 	kfree(sbi);
 
@@ -347,8 +345,7 @@
 
 	if (nls_map != (void *) -1) {
 		/* Discard old (if remount) */
-		if (sbi->nls_tab)
-			unload_nls(sbi->nls_tab);
+		unload_nls(sbi->nls_tab);
 		sbi->nls_tab = nls_map;
 	}
 	return 1;
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
index b99ce20..cf98da1 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
@@ -746,16 +746,8 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS
 	/* unload the NLS charsets */
-	if (server->nls_vol)
-	{
-		unload_nls(server->nls_vol);
-		server->nls_vol = NULL;
-	}
-	if (server->nls_io)
-	{
-		unload_nls(server->nls_io);
-		server->nls_io = NULL;
-	}
+	unload_nls(server->nls_vol);
+	unload_nls(server->nls_io);
 #endif /* CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS */
 
 	if (server->info_filp)
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c b/fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c
index 53a7ed7..0d58caf 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c
@@ -223,10 +223,8 @@
 	oldset_io = server->nls_io;
 	server->nls_io = iocharset;
 
-	if (oldset_cp)
-		unload_nls(oldset_cp);
-	if (oldset_io)
-		unload_nls(oldset_io);
+	unload_nls(oldset_cp);
+	unload_nls(oldset_io);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nls/nls_base.c b/fs/nls/nls_base.c
index 477d37d..2224b4d 100644
--- a/fs/nls/nls_base.c
+++ b/fs/nls/nls_base.c
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@
 
 void unload_nls(struct nls_table *nls)
 {
-	module_put(nls->owner);
+	if (nls)
+		module_put(nls->owner);
 }
 
 static const wchar_t charset2uni[256] = {
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/super.c b/fs/ntfs/super.c
index abaaa1c..80b0477 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/super.c
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@
 						v, old_nls->charset);
 				nls_map = old_nls;
 			} else /* nls_map */ {
-				if (old_nls)
-					unload_nls(old_nls);
+				unload_nls(old_nls);
 			}
 		} else if (!strcmp(p, "utf8")) {
 			bool val = false;
@@ -2427,10 +2426,9 @@
 		ntfs_free(vol->upcase);
 		vol->upcase = NULL;
 	}
-	if (vol->nls_map) {
-		unload_nls(vol->nls_map);
-		vol->nls_map = NULL;
-	}
+
+	unload_nls(vol->nls_map);
+
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
 	kfree(vol);
 
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/inode.c b/fs/smbfs/inode.c
index 1402d2d..1c4c8f0 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/inode.c
@@ -459,14 +459,8 @@
 static void
 smb_unload_nls(struct smb_sb_info *server)
 {
-	if (server->remote_nls) {
-		unload_nls(server->remote_nls);
-		server->remote_nls = NULL;
-	}
-	if (server->local_nls) {
-		unload_nls(server->local_nls);
-		server->local_nls = NULL;
-	}
+	unload_nls(server->remote_nls);
+	unload_nls(server->local_nls);
 }
 
 static void